The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Designed in the Moderne style and constructed with a smooth limestone veneer and a light gray stone base. The four-story central block is flanked with slightly projecting three-story wings creating a symmetrical composition. Vertically arranged metal-sash windows are linked with light metal spandrel panels. The main entrance is expressed as a two-story recessed element with the county name and three small windows above. Several extensions have been added over the years.
Ward County Courthouse is a courthouse in Monahans, Ward County, dedicated in 1940. It is one of 14 historic sites cataloged in Ward County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 31.5920, -102.8903 near Monahans. The nearest cataloged historic site is Monahans Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Million Barrel Tank, Christ The King Catholic Church_Sands Art Center, and Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000031. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Ward County Courthouse in Monahans was built in 1940 by the Amarillo firm of Townes & Funk, a stripped-classical / Art Moderne composition in smooth cream limestone with vertically stacked windows and aluminum spandrel panels. It replaced an 1893 courthouse in Barstow after oil discoveries near Monahans shifted the county's population and moved the county seat. The building was enlarged on its north and south elevations in 1974 and renovated in 2012.
Sources: sah-archipedia.orgcountyprogress.comtexasescapes.com
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